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by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843)

Die Halm und Ähren winken
Language: German (Deutsch) 
Our translations:  ENG
 Die Halm und Ähren winken
 So reich und mild
 Die hellen Sensen blinken
 Die Garbe schwillt.

 Da wollen wir beginnen
 Den Erndtesang;
 Ach, aber mitten innen
 Schallt Glockenklang.

 Die Trauerglocke läutet
 Vom Turme her;
 Wir wissen, was es deutet:
 Sie ist nicht mehr!

 Zwei Augen ruh'n im Grabe,
 So fromm und blau
 Und auf die Gottesgabe
 Fällt Tränentau.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Friedrich Heinrich Karl, Freiherr de La Motte-Fouqué (1777 - 1843), "Brandenburgisches Erntelied für das Jahr 1810" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Gustav Flügel (1812 - 1900), "Die Halm und Ähren winken", op. 35 no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Theodor Podbertsky (1846 - 1913), "Die Halm und Ähren winken", op. 107 no. 8 [ men's chorus a cappella or with orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Vincenzo Righini (1756 - 1812), "Brandenburgisches Ärnte Lied zum Andenken des 19. Julius 1810" [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Paul Ziegler (1852 - 1921), "Brandenburgisches Erntelied" [ women's chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "The standing grain is waving", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2005-11-25
Line count: 16
Word count: 59

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